After 106 days of lockdown, stay-at-home orders in Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), and its capital Sydney will be lifted for the fully vaccinated while the unvaccinated are “locked out” from receiving the same “freedoms.” Premier Dominic Perrottet acknowledged that there would be challenges and difficulties while the state eases restrictions, and asked the public for patience, kindness, and respect. “We’re the first state in the country that’s got this system in place as we open up,” Perrottet told Sunrise. “There will be challenges here as we work through it, but I think everybody across the state right now is pretty excited for what’s been a long 100 days.” With the single-dose vaccination rate at 90 percent and double-dose at 73.5 percent, the premier said there was no need to “go backwards” into more blanket lockdowns if a future outbreak occurs. “We followed the federal government’s national …
Sydney Lockdown Ends After 106 Days, Lockout for Unvaccinated Begins
October 10, 2021
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